The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-03-17

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Mr.. seccomb came out at 10 20 a. m, and said
mat no arrangements had as yet been made for
the funeral further than providing that they
should be carried out by Mr.. Hopper, of Brook
Ign.
DR.. Searle, he said had noticed change in
the patients condition at $3.50 u, m, and sum
moned all in the house to the bedside, mo-
mentarily expecting his death, but he fingered
much longer than had been anticipated He
passed away gradually and almost impercept-
ibly, -
DRAWING HIS LAST BREATH
without apparent suffering or return to con-
sciousness in any degree. Mrs. Beecher, said
Mr.. Seccomb bore up wonderfully and with
marvellous courage.
No Grape was hung on the door, Mr.. Beecher
having always objected TO the use OF this and
the gloom associated with it in the presence Of
death. Instead magnificent wreathof flowers
hung from the left side OF the doorway at the
top OF the stoop composed OF red and white
roses and Lilies OF the Valley and tied up with
white satin. ~
AT lO:soit was given out that the funeral
would take place
IN GREENWOOD on THURSDAY NEXT.
Some time ago Mr.. II. W. Sage, member Of
Plymouth Church, appropriated by will sum
OF money TO place statue OF Mr.. Beecher in
Prospect Park, after his decease. Mr.. Quincy
Wood, the well known sculptor who is TO do the
work, will call at the house in the course OF the
day for the purpose of making plaster cast Of
his features. 1t is not intended that any ex
animation shall be made Of Mr.. Beecher's brain
organism.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
DHenry Ward Beecher, who, two years age, was
pronounced by Gladstone one Of the five truly
great men living, the other four being, according
to the grand old man, Victor Hugo, U. S. Grant,
Bismarck and Darwin, was born at Litchheld,
Conn, June "a, 1873 the eighth child OF Lyman
and Roxaua Foote Beecher. The conveyance
Of two long lines OF sturdy New England ances-
try is represented by the union OF these names
OF his childhood period Mr.. Beecher himself
says in his characteristic way.
~ think was about as well brought up rs
most children because was let alone. My
father was so busy, and my mother had so many
other children TO look after, that, except here
and there / hardly came under the parental
hand at all. l was brought up in New Eng
land village, and / knew where the sweet flag
was, where the hickory trees were, where the
chestnut trees were, where the sassafras trees
were, Wlere Lnb SQulITtlS WtEU. hutTo oil LuOSt
things were that boys enterprise after; there
fore had world of things to do; and so did
not come much in contact with family govern
ment"
His mother died when he was but three years
old. His devotion 10 her memory amounted to
passion in after years. in one sermon he said
that no devout Catholic ever saw SO much In the
Virgin Mary as he had seen in his mother, who
had been presence 10 him ever since he could
remember. He began his education in little
school kept by Widow Kilbourn, where the
idleness which generally prevailed was empha-
sized by the recital OF the alphabet twice daily
From here he went 10 the district school.
At the age of ten he was removed 10 the pr-
vate school of the Rev. Mr.. Langdon, at Beth
lehem, and was then sent to Hartford, where
his sister was the head OF young ladies' school,
There he was the only boy among about forty
girls. When he was twelve years old the fami-
iy removed to Boston, and the whole current OF
his life was changed. He entered the Boston
Latin School, where the course OF study was re-
pulsive and uncongenial to him. He afterward
said, in one Of his sermons, that II he had not
been taken out OF Boston in time nothing would
have prevented his going 10 destruction. The
boy, from reading books OF travel, hankered after
life OF adventure. Under the pretense that q
training in mathematics and navigation was
necessary he was sent by his father to Mount
Pleasant school, at Amhurst, Mass. There he
was under the special care OF genial, manly
young teacher, between whom and the boy a
firm friendship was compacted. Under the in
struction OF this Mr.. Fitzgerald he made
good progress in mathematics, and the
difficulties in his voice, its indistinctness and
thickness, were removed in great measure, by
ncourse of elocution under Prof j. f. Lowell.
He joined his fathers church in Boston, when
his dreams of naval ambition were merged into
aspirations TO enter the ministry. Two years OF
happiness at Mt. Pleasant followed. His
preparation was thorough, and he might have
entered the Sophomore but he joined the Fresh.
mems class. He graduated in 1884 and joined
his father at Cincinnati where DR.. Beecher re-
moved some two years before.
pHe next entered the Lane Theological Sem
mary ct Cincinnati, where he conceived strong
attachraent for Prof. G. f. Stowe, aflerward the
husband Of his sister, Harriet. Old DR.. Lyman
was then q professor in the seminary. The theo
logical views 81 Horny Ward at this time can be
summed W IN the following sentence: 'Ths